ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Athletic apparel designers have a new, high-performance reflective material from 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material available to them as they create activewear that ...

Researchers have uncovered a material perception mechanism with which humans discriminate between reflective and transparent materials (mirror and glass). The research team discovered that the brain ...

Driving at night might be a scary challenge for a new driver, but with hours of practice it soon becomes second nature. For self-driving cars, however, practice may not be enough because the lidar ...

The reflective, “high-visibility” safety vests worn by road workers and first responders, not to mention joggers and dog walkers, may do absolutely nothing to protect their wearers from automated ...

Many products are manufactured from reflective materials. Electric car batteries contain copper, jewellery is commonly made from silver and gold, and even the 2012 Olympic torch is manufactured from ...

We’ve hit that time of year when 5 p.m. looks like 9 p.m., every single night. If you’re an evening runner, this poses a problem. You want to get your miles in but you also want to make sure you’re ...

Running after dark can be a safety hazard. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 80% of pedestrian traffic fatalities occur at night or in low-light conditions. That ...

With the end of Daylight Savings, those of us who train outside after work are faced with some dark days of riding. Earlier today we offered up some time-tested night riding tips for staying safe and ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Running at dawn or dusk isn’t for the faint of heart. You should always be ...

My neighbhor is a environmentalist type person and is trying to contstruct a solar water heater type thing by building some parabolic reflectors. He's a carpenter so he's got most of the contruction ...